Kamas Surname
Approximately 2,422 people bear this surname
Kamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 527 | 1:140,189 | 14,872 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| United States | 359 | 1:1,009,635 | 74,488 |
| Czechia | 202 | 1:52,641 | 8,824 |
| Papua New Guinea | 187 | 1:43,603 | 5,342 |
| Slovakia | 158 | 1:33,775 | 6,114 |
| Kenya | 137 | 1:337,080 | 20,325 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Poland | 60 | 1:633,479 | 56,390 |
| Greece | 55 | 1:201,451 | 31,872 |
| Philippines | 53 | 1:1,910,155 | 116,778 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1:337,176 | 16,710 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Kamaş (506) & Kamaś (1) are calculated separately.
Kamas (1,359) may also be a first name.
Kamas Demographics
Kamas Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamas (Russian: Камас) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Kamaş or Kamaś. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 176,654th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,008,896 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Kamas live; 22 percent live in East Africa and 22 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kamas is also the 212,690th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 1,359 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 527 people, or 1 in 140,189. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Kamas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kamas surname is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kamas surname are 27.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.12% registered with the party.
The amount Kamas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning $42,272 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamas in the Russian language | ||
| Камас | kamas | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamas
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